She committed the Welsh government to replacing implants, including those put in by private firms.
Surgical implants, including hip and cranial implants, can experience clinically significant impact loading during medical installation and useful life.
This covers wearable external prostheses for ear, eye and nose implants including cranioplasty plates.
It covers the common damage modes for spine implants, including corrosion, ion release, fatigue, and fracture.
The fracture of hormonal implants, including Implanon, Nexplanon (both from Merck & Co , Inc, and histrelin acetate is rare.
Interestingly, providers known to have used these implants include private equity-funded Spire Healthcare, and BMI Hospitals (owned by South African Netcare).
Most cochlear implants include an electrode array that occupies most of the cochlea's spiral and, behind the ear, a microphone.
Well-known users of cochlear implants include the conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh; Jack Ashley, the well-known member of the British Parliament; and the 1995 Miss America, Heather Whitestone.
The French government's health advice sparked fear in the thousands of women worldwide with PIP implants, including 40,000 in Britain.
There are risks involved in placing implants, including damage to a nerve or sinus cavity, which are magnified when the practitioner lacks adequate training.
Along with the DePuy division of Johnson & Johnson, other major producers of hip implants include Zimmer, Stryker, Biomet and Wright Medical.
